Welsh Toffee Cyflaith Recipes

Noson gyflaith (The Toffee Evening) was a traditional part of Christmas or New Year festivities in some areas of north Wales earlier this century. Families would invite friends to their homes for supper and the meal would be followed by merriment, playing games, making toffee, and storytelling. When the required ingredients for the toffee had boiled to a certain degree, the toffee was poured onto a well greased slate or stone slab. The hearthstone itself was used for this purpose in some houses. Members of the happy gathering would then cover their hands with butter and attempt to pull the warm toffee until it became golden yellow in color.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories     Candy

Time 10m

Yield 3 pounds

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2758.4, Fat 61.4, SaturatedFat 38.9, Cholesterol 162.8, Sodium 666.2, Carbohydrate 572.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 564.8, Protein 0.7

This description is from Back to Eden, a book written early this century. I do not mean to offend anybody, just quoting what the book says. "It has been said American people would do well if they would use sage instead of tea and coffee. The Chinese make fun of the American people because they buy the expensive tea for their drink and pay a big price for it, while the Chinese buy sage from America for a small price and drink that for their tea, which is a most wonderful remedy. The Chinese know that the sage tea will keep them well, while the tea that we buy from the Chinese makes us sick, is a cause of great nervousness and one of the causes of insanity. Sage tea is very soothing to the nerves, good for stomach troubles, gas, makes an excellent gargle for the throat, will expel worms, stop bleeding of wounds, good for liver and kidney troubles, a good wash for wounds, good hair tonic, fever reducer, and good for circulation. This tea should not be boiled, just steeped." Information came from Back To Eden by Jethro Kloss.

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Beverages

Time 8m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Sodium 7.1